Category Archives for Commerce 101 – Introduction to Business
Panasonic To Axe 10,000 Jobs
In an interview with the CFO of Panasonic Corp., it seems that about a fifth of Panasonic’s business units are losing money and only half so far meet the 5 percent operating margin Hideki Kawai says that the technological giant … Continue reading
The Money of Energy
You will be able to power your home with energy you create yourself. Or so that’s the catchphrase of the 21st generation of energy aware companies. “Anything that moves or produces heat has the potential to create energy that can … Continue reading
RE: Canadians Willing to Pay Higher Tax Prices
This blog post is a response to Aaron Cho’s blog post which can be found here. This is a very interesting survey result. Although personally I am a little bit skeptical about this Nvironics Research, not to mention comissioned by … Continue reading
Invest for Success
Statistics Canada says foreign investment in Canadian securities grew to $13.9 billion in September as investors bought government bonds and corporate equities. Government bonds, being the safest type of bond for investors, often attracts many foreigners (both amateur and experienced) … Continue reading
RE: Target, a threat?
This post is a response to Carmen Lee’s blog post which can be found here. Her blog is in turn another response to the original post by Derek Kwan which can be found here. Despite the constant speculation regarding the … Continue reading
Software Efficiency or Corporate Difficiency?
Fueled by increasingly complex and virtual projects and tightened budgets, today’s Business environment demands a more efficient way to manage communication and workflow. Collaboration is central to project management and having an efficient platform which allows project artifacts to … Continue reading
$46 Million Ponzi Scheme
Dennis Morice, Milowe Brost, and Gary Sorenson are three men from Calgary who had “perpetrated a deliberately complex, co-ordinated, far-reaching and massive – almost $46-million – fraudulent investment scheme.” Their companies, The Institute for Financial Learning Group of Cos. Inc. … Continue reading
Tobin
According to Germany’s Finance Ministry, Berlin and Paris have jointly and successfully appealed to the Eurpean Union’s executive for the preparation of a tax on all financial transactions. Once this appeal is implemented, there will be a 0.1% tax … Continue reading
Lost Hope for Canadian Auto-Industry
New Canadian labour contracts secured by the Detroit Three automakers this week are unlikely to lower costs enough to persuade the industry to make fresh investments in the country and reverse a decade-long contraction. The Canadian automaker industry has … Continue reading
Marketing Ingenuity or Social Desperation?
Regardless of whether or not you are familiar with marketing schemes mediated by social media, you must have undoubtedly encountered unnerving advertisements during your online browsing experience that made you wonder “how did they know?” Consumer targeted ads are now … Continue reading